Machine for cutting and tenoning stock.



No. 633,!85. Patented Sept. l9, I899. c. H. ELLINGWOUD. MACHINE FOR CUTTING AND TENONING STOCK.

(Applies-flan filed June 5, 1899.)

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J E W No. 633,!85. I Patented Sept. 19, I899. C. H. ELLINGWOOD.

MACHINE FOR CUTTING AND TENONING STOCK.

(Application filed June 5, 1899.)

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m. 633,185. I Patented Sept. l9, i899;

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MACHINE FORCUT'HNQ AND TENONING STUCK.

(Application filed. June 5, 1899.)

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|s PETEI$ co., maroumoq wasugunron n c UNITED I STATES PATENT OFFIC CHARLES H. ELLINGVVOOD, OF TIDIOUIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

MACHINE FGF? e'u'r'rme ANij ri-m'onme STOCK.

QFECiFiGATiOfi forming part of I Qetters fatent fie. $33,185, dated September 19, 1899.

Applicatio'n file'd Stile 5,1899. $ria1lNd.'7l9,864=. (NdinodclJ To ail whom- Lt may concern: I

Be it known that LCH'ARLESL H. ELLi-NG'- WOOD, a ciiiZeii of theUuited states, i'esidiiig at Tidioute, iii the ceuuty of Warren aiid State of Pennsylvania, have ifivnt'eitl certain new and useful Imprevemeut in'hlaehities for cutting and Teiioitlihg Stock; and I (-16 (1eclare' the following to be a full, c'lai-,aiid exact description or the invention, silch as will enable others skilled in the art to which it a-p pertains-to make and use the same, referenc being had to the accom an ing drawings, and to the letters and figures efreference marked thereon, which form a. part of this sijeeifieatio'n.

My invention relates to a maeniueto he used" in connection with the manufacture (if chairs and other articles where small stock is used and where mortise-and "no-u joints are The machine coin isles means fdr' autoniat-ica'n grippin and holding the stock while the same is moved to a position to be operated on by the saws and to out the Same into desirable lengths and make tenets thereon and to means for releasing said stock after so acted upon by the saws and chucks;

Preceding side-tailed description of the-iiiventioh reference is made tothe itc'o'inpanying drawings, of which V Figure 1 is a perspective View of the main portion of a machinehaving my invention thereon. Fig. 2 is a top plan View, the S1061;- grippers being removed from the wheels. Fig. 3 is an enlarged face elevation of one of the gripper wheels with grippers thereon. Fig. 4; is a detail view of one of the tenonchucks. Fig. 5 is a detail front view of one of the circular saws.

In a detailed description similar letters and figures of reference indicate coresponding parts in the several views.

A rectangular frame A supports the several journal-bearings for the shafts B, C, and D and other bearings for the various parts of the mechanism.

E and E designate gripper-wheels that are mounted to turn with shaftB, and provision is made by means of a key-seat in said shaft whereby-the wheel E may be moved along said shaft in a manner and for a purpose which will hereinafter be explained. B are collars sui'reuhding hubs B of said Wheels and which are made stationary by means of yokes B and brace-bars E the latter being attached to the yokes arid to the frames B and B Frame B is stationary; but frame B is subject to a sliding movement for a purpose which will hereinafter be explained. Stock grippers, eo'iisistinfg of members 0 C, are pivotally mounted at the peripheries of wheels E and E and have connected to them toggle-levers C? 0 which are connected with spring-arms 0 The nner ends of these spring-arms are fasteiled to levers C which are pivoted at O to the hub of each of the gripper-wheelsE E. Levers C have each a roller 0 which is adapted to ride over a stationary cam D. The said levers also have sp'ringsC on their iiiher ends that are engaged by pins 0 on the gripper-wheels and exert outward pressure on the levers O. The cams D are a part of the collars. Therefore they are held stationary, Referring to Fig. 3, the grippers are shown to beopen during the period in which the levers O are freefrom contact with the cam. As each pair of said grippers reach the horizontal position 1 the said grippers are in a position to receive the stock 0, upon which they are, closed by a roller riding over said cam. Th'e' grippers carry the stock around [#6, "say, pom which time the roller leaves the and said grippers are opened by the pressure of spring 0 and thus allow the stock to drop out at the rear side of the machine after it has been operated upon by the circular saws and chucks. As the grippers are carried around the stock is brought in contact with rotating saws F and F, fixed to the faces of tenon-chucks F F, cutting off the ends of said stock the desired length. WVhen the stock reaches the center of the chucks, it is .stopped by the short side of the eccentric or one-half spur-wheel G failing to mesh with the primary spur-wheel G on shaft 13. The stock is momentarily held in such position by a spring H, one end of which is fixed to the frame of the machine, and the other end bears upon a pin or projection e on a side of the spur-wheel G and holds said wheel tight when it is out of gear with wheel G. During this period in which the stock is so held cams I I on shaft D, rotating against rollers f f on levers J .I, throw said levers, together with arbors J J and chucks F" F", the proper distance to make the length of tenon required. The ends of the stock enter the chucks through openingsin the axes of the saws and are forced against parallel cutting-blades f therein. After this operation of cutting the tenons the chucks and saws return to their former positions and the grippers make oncthird of a revolution again. The arbors J of the saws and chucks are driven from the main drivingshaft 0 by belts passing over pulleys K K. Poweris also transmitted to the primary spurwheel K from said shaft C by belts passing over pulleys L L. The sliding frame B with which saw F, tenon-chuck, and gripper-wheel E are moved, moves in ways 0 O on the main frame by means of screws P P, which engage with threads in the end pieces B of said sliding frame. The said screws are turned by chain P to shift the saw and gripper-wheel to positions to out different lengths of stock. The chain P is rotated by means of handpiece P", attached to one of the chain-wheels. It is necessary to maintain the saws and gripper-wheel in the same relative positions at all times. Consequently they are both moved to the same extent by the moving frame B Having described my invention, I claim- 1. In a machine of the character described, the combination with rotary gripper-wheels, of grippers mounted thereon, the said grippers each consisting of two movable members, a resilient arm connected with each of said grippers, levers pivotally connected to said wheels and to which the resilient arms are connected, and stationary cams adjacent to said levers whereby said levers are actuated to open and close the grippers through said.

resilient arms, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. In a machine of the character described,

the combination of gripper-wl'ieels, stationary. cams, stock-grippers mounted on said wheels,

toggle-levers connected to said grippers, arms connected to said toggle-levers and pivotally connected to the gripper-wheels, the inner ends of said arms being in the path of the cams, whereby the stock-grippers are alternately opened and closed to hold and release stock.

3. In amachine, of the characterdescribed, the combination with revolving stock-grippers, means for opening and closing said grippers at certain points of their revolution, circular saws to cut the ends of said stock when moved thereagainst by the revolvinggrippers,

chucks upon which said saws are mounted,

cutting-knives in said chucks for cutting tenons on the ends of said stock after the latter has been cut by the saws, and mechanisms for moving said chucks inwardly to receive the ends of the stock.

4. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a series of revolving stock-grippers, means for opening and closing said grippers at certain points of their revolution, circular saws to cut the ends of said stock, chucks to'which said saws are attached, the said chucks having cutting-blades for cutting tenons on the ends of the stock after said stock is operated upon by the saws, and means for moving the chucks inwardly to out the tenons.

5. In a machine of the character described,

the combination with gripper-wheels, of grippers mounted thereon each consisting of two movable members, resilient arms connected to said grippers, levers pivoted to said wheels and to which the resilient arms are connected, a stationary cam in the path of said levers whereby the grippers are opened, and permitted to close at stated periods,circular saws forcutting the ends of stock held by said grip; pers, tenon-chucks upon which said saws are mounted, means for arresting the movement of the gripper-wheels when the grippers bring the stock to a position in line between said chucks, and mechanism for moving said chucks to engage the ends of the stock when in such position, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHAS. H. ELLINGVVOOD.

Witnesses:

D. S. THOMPSON, A. GIBB. 

